Solaris

1972 · directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Rating
88/100
Hit
yes
Prestige lists
Criterion

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

Solaris (1972), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, rates 88/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Natalya Bondarchuk
  • Donatas Banionis
  • Jüri Järvet
  • Vladislav Dvorzhetsky
  • Mykola Hrynko
  • Anatoliy Solonitsyn
  • Olga Barnet
  • Vitalik Kerdimun
  • Olga Kizilova
  • Tatyana Malykh

Crew

  • Vadim Yusov — Director of Photography
  • Lyudmila Feiginova — Editor
  • Nina Marcus — Editor
  • Eduard Artemyev — Original Music Composer
  • Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov — Original Music Composer
  • Andrei Tarkovsky — Screenplay
  • Fridrikh Gorenshteyn — Screenplay

More from Andrei Tarkovsky

  1. Andrei Rublev (1966) — 98/100 · hit
  2. Stalker (1979) — 97/100 · hit
  3. Mirror (1975) — 96/100 · hit
  4. Ivan's Childhood (1962) — 87/100 · hit
  5. The Sacrifice (1986) — 81/100 · hit
  6. Nostalgia (1983) — 80/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology